• title card: white all caps text reading ‘MANDRAKE’ superimposed on a close-up of the skull of a doctor’s anatomical skeleton
  • Cathy meets the Rev Wyper while photographing the churchyard; the sexton lurks in the background, keeping a suspicious eye on Cathy
  • Mrs. Turner, sitting, signs the cheque while Dr. Macombie and Hopkins flank her, left to right
  • The Rev Wyper draws a pistol... a water pistol
  • Steed roughs up Benson, pinning him against the mirror of his cabin with his umbrella
  • Steed and Cathy are all smiles as they confront the veiled Mrs. Tyurner, Hopkins and Dr. Maccombie in the churchyard

Series 3 — Episode 18
Mandrake

by Roger Marshall
Designed by David Marshall
Directed by Bill Bain

Read the script (PDF 2.6MB)

Production No 3620, VTR/ABC/3255
Production completed: January 16 1964. First transmission: January 25 1964.

Cast

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John Steed Patrick Macnee regular007
Catherine Gale Honor Blackman regular007Danger ManDoctor WhoThe Saint
Dr. Macombie John Le Mesurier regularAdam Adamant007Dad’s ArmyDanger ManJason King
Rev. Adrian Wyper MA George Benson Adam AdamantDanger ManThe Prisoner
Mrs Eve Turner Madge Ryan Randall and HopkirkThe Saint
Roy Hopkins Philip Locke regularDoctor Who007The SaintDepartment SThe Champions
Judy Annette André regularAdam AdamantThe PrisonerRandall and HopkirkThe Saint
John Benson Robert Morris Blake’s 7The Saint
Sexton (Scott) Jackie Pallo The Saint
Credits Legend:
Credited
Credited but not listed in press
Credited in press but not on screen
Credited in paperwork only
Uncredited / unattributed role
Crew: 90% opacity
® : illustrated from other sources

The script notes: “2 — DOUBLES. FOR WHYPER & SEXTON. IN VTR INSERT ONLY.”


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